by janetedgette | May 3, 2019 | Boy behavior, Boys, Boys and sports, Kids who are afraid to play sports, Kids who don't like sports, Male athletics, Masculinity, Nonathletic boys, Parenting young children, Self-esteem
In the agonizing moments before their names are called, those last boys picked for the kickball or basketball team during gym, or its un-legislated twin—recess—are getting a tutorial in what it means to be considered a liability. Alternating turns, the team...
by janetedgette | Jan 19, 2019 | Boys, Masculinity
“The Tyranny of the Or” is how Jim Collins and Jerry Porras, authors of Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, describe the experience of facing two seemingly contradictory concepts and believing that you must choose only one or the other but never...
by janetedgette | Jan 15, 2019 | Boy behavior, Boys, Boys and sports, Bullying, Home Page, Kids who are afraid to play sports, Kids who don't like sports, Masculinity, Nonathletic boys, Parenting
For too long this familiar adage — “boys will be boys” — has served as nothing more than a thin disguise for poor behavior that boys and men should have long outgrown or never developed in the first place. Countless acts of cruelty, bullying, teasing, assault,...
by janetedgette | May 21, 2018 | Boys, Boys and sports, Masculinity, Parenting, Self-esteem
Myself and other professionals were invited to weigh in on a piece written by the Clinician’s Digest where we discuss young boys and the challenges they face with expressing emotions. Below is an excerpt with my contribution but feel free to read the full...
by janetedgette | Mar 7, 2017 | Boys, Boys and sports, Bullying, Coaching kids and teens, Kids who are afraid to play sports, Kids who don't like sports, Male athletics, Masculinity, Nonathletic boys, Parent-Child communication, Parenting, Self-esteem, Sportsmanship
You are teaching him… that you respect him, even if you don’t understand his choices. that you will listen closely to what he says and take it at face value. that it pays to speak up. that he doesn’t have to disguise his real feelings in order to gain or...
by janetedgette | Oct 18, 2016 | Boys, Masculinity
It’s hard being a boy sometimes. Or a man. Brought up and socialized to check their feelings at the door, guys learn to mute their emotions, and to look askance at those who don’t. But then, a few years later, these same guys are being admonished by moms or...
